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My first cross wrap - now on the rod
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Jason Groombridge
Registered: January 2007
Posts: 14
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After my first attempt the other day on a dowel, I decided to get on with it and put the wrap on a rod. So here it is, again I think it turned out OK, not quite as straight as I would have liked but it's harder doing a wrap on the shiny surface of a rod blank than it is on a timber dowel. I know the tie off looks too long. That's my fault because I didn't anticipate doing a cross wrap on this rod so I didn't paint the blank right up close to the foregrip. Anyway, I'll know for next time.
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Keywords: My first cross wrap - now on rod
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Raymond_Adams
Registered: May 2005
Location: Sacramento, CA
Posts: 2,244
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Sat January 27, 2007 1:17am
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Looks pretty darn straight to me Jason! Not many builders do a tip end turn around like that either cus its NOT easy sometimes. You did great! I dont know if there is a hook keeper on the other side of the rod not shown but if there isn't you can add one in the middle of the tie off and it won't look extra long then. Especially if you add some silver trim on each side of the keeper.
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Anthony Pantuso
Registered: January 2007
Location: Palm Coast, Florida
Posts: 61
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Sat January 27, 2007 1:22am
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excellent, the tip end turn is a little touch of old school too.
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Jerry Poindexter
Registered: May 2005
Location: DFW
Posts: 69
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Sat January 27, 2007 8:53am
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Nice job! What paint/finish did you use on the blank?
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James Labanowski
Registered: March 2005
Location: Oxnard, California
Posts: 2,061
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Sat January 27, 2007 12:37pm
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Hi Jason, it looks really nice on the rod. Does remind me of the good old days but nothing wrong with that. If you have problems with slippage on a slippery blank surface. The are several ways to approach it. One is using an underwrap and another is to gently scuff the blank. If you arent overly agressive it will come back as soon as you put the finish on. Like you have alluded to you learn every time you do this stuff.
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Jason Groombridge
Registered: January 2007
Posts: 14
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Sun January 28, 2007 5:38am
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Guys,
Thanks again for your comments and suggestions. Its all a big learning process for me at the moment but hopefully the next rod will be better again. The tip end turn around was a really hard to get to stay put. Next time I'll either use an underwrap or scuff the blank, thanks for the tips Doc! Ray, the other side of the wrap, the part facing down, has a few of the patterns slightly skew whif unfortunately. As its a spinning rod you won't really see them so I didn't bother re-doing it. Jerry, the paint is Tamiya PS in Metallic Red with two coats of Permagloss over.
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